Fintech investors backing startups in Canada
40 investors hold two or more fintech startups in Canada each, 86 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (9), Golden Ventures (8) and Y Combinator (7). 10 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 6 Nov 2026
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Investors backing startups in Canada
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Chimoney, Interface Fluidics, Sitata | 9 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 Golden VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Neo Financial, Clearco, Float | 8 | 4 | Jun 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · SureBright, Armilla AI, Hudson Labs | 7 | 255 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Trulioo, SureBright, Symend | 6 | 154 | Nov 2026 |
 Panache VenturesVenture capital · Canada · SureBright, Flinks, Relay | 6 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
 OMERS VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Wave HQ, Alida, Float | 5 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
 Garage CapitalVenture capital · Canada · Clearco, Float, Relay | 5 | 10 | Sep 2026 |
 Real VenturesAccelerator · Canada · Lightspeed Commerce, Clearco, FounderFuel | 5 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Plaza VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Neo Financial, Clearco, Symend | 5 | 3 | Oct 2026 |
 Platform CalgaryAccelerator · Canada · ZeroToOne Strategic Inc., Yaletown Partners, Interac | 5 | – | – |
 Ferst Capital PartnersVenture capital · Canada · KOHO Financial, Relay, TandemLaunch | 4 | – | – |
 EndeavorAccelerator · United States · KOHO Financial, Symend, Nesto | 3 | 55 | Oct 2026 |
 Hub71Accelerator · United Arab Emirates · ONEX, Zafin, Banxx | 3 | 18 | Oct 2026 |
 Cisco InvestmentsVenture capital · United States · McRock Capital, Georgian, OMERS Ventures | 3 | 18 | Sep 2026 |
 Clean Energy VenturesVenture capital · United States · Brookfield, BDC, Active Impact Investments | 3 | 10 | Oct 2026 |
 TTV CapitalVenture capital · United States · Lightspeed Commerce, KOHO Financial, Financeit | 3 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 DiagramAccelerator · Canada · Wealthsimple, Nesto, ClearEstate | 3 | 3 | Jun 2026 |
 findfunding.vcVenture capital · ArcTern Ventures, Active Impact Investments, Amplitude Ventures | 3 | 2 | Aug 2026 |
 NovacapPrivate equity · Canada · Nuvei, Ratehub, AGA | 3 | 1 | Dec 2025 |
 FounderFuelAccelerator · Canada · Lightspeed Commerce, Stamped, Real Ventures | 3 | – | – |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Relay, Beacon Software | 2 | 121 | Nov 2026 |
 Redpoint VenturesVenture capital · United States · Wealthsimple, Relay | 2 | 41 | Oct 2026 |
 Battery VenturesVenture capital · United States · Ascendant, Relay | 2 | 35 | Sep 2026 |
 Fin CapitalVenture capital · United States · Venn, OneVest | 2 | 21 | Sep 2026 |
 RedstoneVenture capital · Germany · Square One, Energetic Capital | 2 | 16 | Sep 2026 |
 TCVVenture capital · United States · Trulioo, Wealthsimple | 2 | 14 | Sep 2026 |
 Entrée CapitalVenture capital · Israel · Nuvei, Lightspeed Commerce | 2 | 12 | Sep 2026 |
 Precursor VenturesVenture capital · United States · Clearco, notch | 2 | 11 | Sep 2026 |
 SixThirtyAccelerator · United States · Armilla AI, Bloom link | 2 | 9 | Sep 2026 |
 White Star CapitalVenture capital · Canada · Ledn, Borrowell | 2 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
 Breyer CapitalVenture capital · United States · Neo Financial, Nesto | 2 | 6 | Sep 2026 |
 Upper90Investor · United States · Clearco, FundThrough | 2 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 Ripple VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Wisedocs, Levr | 2 | 5 | Oct 2026 |
 Allianz XVenture capital · Germany · Wealthsimple, Purpose | 2 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Spectrum EquityPrivate equity · United States · Thomson Reuters, Verafin | 2 | 3 | Sep 2026 |
 IA Capital GroupVenture capital · United States · Financeit, Summit Commercial Solutions Inc. | 2 | 2 | Apr 2026 |
 Canadian Business Growth FundPrivate equity · Canada · Paystone, FundThrough | 2 | 2 | Aug 2026 |
 StandUp VenturesVenture capital · Canada · Coconut Software, Withsuccession | 2 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 Round13 CapitalVenture capital · Canada · PureFacts, TIMIA Capital | 2 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
 Climate 50Venture capital · ArcTern Ventures, Evok Innovations | 2 | 1 | Mar 2026 |
The most backed startups in Canada
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Relay | 6 |
 Clearco | 6 |
 Wealthsimple | 4 |
 Lightspeed Commerce | 4 |
 KOHO Financial | 3 |
 Symend | 3 |
 Nesto | 3 |
 SureBright | 3 |
 notch | 3 |
 Neo Financial | 3 |
 Float | 3 |
 OneVest | 3 |
 FundThrough | 3 |
 Sitata | 2 |
 Beacon Software | 2 |
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Who invests in fintech startups in Canada?
40 investors hold two or more fintech startups in Canada each, 86 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (9), Golden Ventures (8) and Y Combinator (7). 10 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for Canada when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,414 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,414 portfoliosUpdated 6 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0